{"product_id":"life-against-states-of-emergency-sarah-marie-wiebe-9780774867887","title":"Life Against States of Emergency: Revitalizing Treaty Relations from Attawapiskat","description":"\u003cb\u003eResponding to the activism of former Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence, this book explores what it means to be in a treaty relationship today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For six weeks in 2012 and 2013, Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence undertook a high-profile ceremonial fast to advocate for improved Canadian-Indigenous relations. Framed by the media as a hunger strike, her fast was both a call to action and a gesture of corporeal sovereignty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife against States of Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e responds to the central question she asked the Canadian public to consider: What does it mean to be in a treaty relationship today? Arguing that treaties are critical and vital matters of environmental justice, Sarah Marie Wiebe offers a nuanced discussion of the political environment that caused treaty relations in Attawapiskat to break down amid a history of repeated state-of-emergency declarations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This incisive work draws on community-engaged research, lived experiences, critical discourse analysis, ecofeminist and Indigenous studies scholarship, art, activism, and storytelling to advance a transformative, future-oriented approach to treaty relationships. By centering community voices, \u003ci\u003eLife against States of Emergency \u003c\/i\u003ecultivates a more deliberative, democratic dialogue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Marie Wiebe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774867884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774867887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024","brand":"Sarah Marie Wiebe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372562895103,"sku":"9780774867887","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9bb73a6-4bca-4cd2-839e-689948e1b81b.jpg?v=1732726314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-against-states-of-emergency-sarah-marie-wiebe-9780774867887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}